Dossier - Archangel part 2

Descend the stairs from Aria, and you'll see the Batarian Merc Recruiter standing near an adjacent staircase. Next to him is a small staircase leading down to a door that's currently locked. Speak with the recruiter, and let him know you're here to take the offered job. He'll walk you down the stairs and through the door to another Batarian who will take your information and let you know what the task at hand is. This job, at the very least, seems very dangerous. Speak with the Batarian for more information on Archangel, the mission, and all of the failures the mercenary groups have had in trying to deal with Archangel. It's the only reason the three main mercenary clans in Omega got together in the first place. Frankly, it seems like a suicide mission for any scrub out there, but then again, you aren't just any scrub. Keep in mind that on the way out, you'll see a young human male come in for a job. If you want to ask him how old he is, and then use a Paragon quicktime maneuver, you can save him from certain death. That's entirely up to you, though.

The Batarian at the recruiting station will let you know that your next step is to head out of Afterlife and towards the launching pad adjacent to it. So, do just that. When you arrive, you'll find an armor-clad pilot leaning against one of his craft. Let him know you're ready to go, and he'll bring you to the staging area directly outside of where Archangel is holed up. For what it's worth, you won't be able to return here until the task is done, so if you're not ready to go yet, tell the pilot to wait. When you arrive, yet another Batarian mercenary will brief you on the situation. Archangel has effectively barricaded himself inside a building, destroyed all conduits into it except a single bridge, and eliminated dozens of people trying to get him, including those unfortunate souls in a few gunships. You're supposed to be on the team that will distract Archangel while a group of "elite" mercenaries flank his position. A suicide mission, indeed, but we'll see just how this ends up panning out for you. After all, you're not here to kill Archangel. You're here to rescue him.

When you gain control of your party, run forward. You'll see a few random mercenaries as you do, but no one will have anything to say to you. Remain on the left side of the area going forward, or you'll run into a dead end. Once you can't move forward on the left side anymore, swing rightward through a door. Here, you'll find some of the crime bosses sitting around the table. You can speak to one of them in particular, a seemingly-annoyed Salarian named Jaroth. Jaroth runs one of the mercenary groups, and will be surprisingly forthcoming with information about Archangel, as well as the task at hand, when you speak with him. Be careful, however. You don't want to piss these guys off! Well, not quite yet, anyway. If you're interested in side quests, and we know that you are, you should also be mindful of grabbing the datapad off of the table at the far end of the room before continuing. Doing so will unlock the side quest called Omega: Archangel: Datapad Recovered, which will be covered in-depth in the Side Quests section of this guide.

Once you leave the room the crime bosses were in, via the door you've yet to open, you'll find yourself in another small corridor. Ignore the door straight ahead (when you turn left), and instead go through the door on your left (again, after you turn left). This will lead to a small closet. Do you remember your AI telling you earlier that hacking and messing with the mercenaries' machines might disrupt them in battle long enough that you can get to Archangel and get him out of here? Well, we're going to take care of that right now. You can grab some credits off of a table on your left, and hack a datapad for even more credits. But what's important is that you successfully hack the robotic figure at the far end of this storage closet. Successfully doing so will slow it down in battle, or as your AI informs you, may allow it to turn on the very persons who turn it on in the first place. Perfect. Don't forget to do this!